A hospital worker who turned to writing to help manage anxiety during the pandemic has been appointed as a city's next poet laureate. Steven Beattie, who is an assistant theatre practitioner at the ...

Millions of Americans battle chronic anxiety — but new research claiming a missing brain nutrient may be partly to blame is already drawing skepticism from experts who say the findings are far from ...

Gabrielle Calvocoressi’s most recent collection, “The New Economy,” was a finalist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry, and one of their poems was included in “A Century of Poetry in The New ...

In addition to hormonal shifts, other symptoms common in perimenopause can worsen anxiety. Hot flashes and difficulty sleeping can disrupt daily life and increase stress levels. Stressors common in ...

“I felt trapped in my head … overwhelmed with everything,” says Jen Lancaster of the anxiety that plagued since she was a child. “I couldn’t control the racing thoughts, because I didn't know racing ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that anxiety may be controlled not by neurons but by two dueling groups of immune cells inside the brain. These microglia act like biological pedals—one ...

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health conditions in America, affecting about one in five people nationwide. But much remains unknown about the roots of anxiety in the brain. Now, ...